Class of 2011; Language skills

momrath
Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:43:30 +0000

rskibum,I think it helps to strategize against the grain. Williams is not particularly known for strength in language. Especially in romance languages there are colleges with stronger departments.

Now we know that Williams HATES weakness in any area and therefore it would seem to me that attracting kids with advanced language skills and a commitment to continue in the area who would contribute to beefing up the language departments would be a priority, especially with the focus on latino studies and recruitment.

Many, many kids at Williams have dual majors. Spanish could fit with just about any other discipline depending on the student’s interest – e.g., political science, art history, economics, other languages or even the sciences.

I think your son as a sibling of a current Williams student (by the way, congratulations! :)) has a good chance admissions, especially if he expands his Spanish focus to include another area of interest and thus characterizes himself as a multi-dimensional applicant. What he does with the language is as important as facility with the language per se.